Ex-Prosecutor Pleads Not Guilty
- Share via
From Times Wire Services
A former Orange County prosecutor who allegedly forged a $150,000 government check pleaded not guilty Tuesday to felony grand theft.
Sean Stafford, a former deputy district attorney who prosecuted narcotics cases, was ordered held on $250,000 bail. A bail reduction hearing was set for Sept. 13.
Stafford, 41, of Huntington Beach received a $15 rebate check from the state Department of Motor Vehicles and allegedly altered the check in April 2001 to make it read $150,015. The check was cashed at a Wells Fargo Bank.
More to Read
Sign up for Essential California
The most important California stories and recommendations in your inbox every morning.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
